LEAD HVAC Technician

U.S. Facilities, Inc. is seeking an experienced Licensed LEAD HVAC Technician to join our facility maintenance team in Troy, Michigan. In this hands-on, working-lead role, you will guide the operation, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of commercial heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration systems, while coaching fellow technicians and keeping the facility safe, reliable, and energy efficient. We are building in-house HVAC capability at this site, and this position is central to that effort.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform and coordinate preventive and corrective maintenance on assigned HVAC equipment, including rooftop units, air-handling units, split systems, heat pumps, exhaust systems, motors, belts, bearings, filters, dampers, and associated controls.
• Maintain and troubleshoot boilers, chillers, pumps, hydronic systems, and refrigeration equipment where included in the facility equipment inventory and within the employee’s training and authorized scope.
• Diagnose mechanical, electrical, refrigeration, and control-system faults; identify root causes; recommend repairs; and verify safe operation following service.
• Monitor building automation systems, review alarms and operating trends, investigate comfort complaints, and adjust approved schedules and setpoints.
• Coordinate daily assignments and work priorities with facility management; provide technical direction, coaching, and quality checks for assigned technicians.
• Complete work orders in the computerized maintenance management system, documenting diagnostics, labor, parts, equipment condition, and follow-up needs.
• Maintain refrigerant service records and perform recovery, evacuation, charging, and leak-detection activities within applicable certification and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate authorized subcontractor work, communicate shutdown requirements, and inspect completed work for conformity with the approved scope.
• Identify equipment deterioration, recurring failures, critical spare-parts needs, and opportunities to improve system reliability and energy performance.
• Follow established energy-isolation, electrical-safety, fall-protection, chemical-handling, and personal protective equipment procedures; stop and report unsafe work.
• Respond to urgent HVAC failures and support scheduled shutdowns, seasonal changeovers, and emergency coverage as assigned.
• Communicate equipment status, service disruptions, repair options, and unresolved risks promptly and professionally.

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent, plus completion of an HVAC apprenticeship, technical training program, or an equivalent combination of relevant training and practical experience.
• At least five years of progressively responsible commercial or industrial HVAC maintenance and repair experience, including at least one year providing lead-level technical guidance or coordinating technician work.
• Current, active Michigan Mechanical Contractor license with work classifications appropriate to the duties assigned. Management must verify the classification scope against the actual equipment and work before assignment; a general reference to an “HVAC license” is not sufficient.
• EPA Section 608 Universal Technician Certification, with documentation available for verification.
• Demonstrated ability to diagnose refrigeration cycles, airflow and hydronic problems, electrical circuits, motors, variable-frequency drives, sensors, actuators, and HVAC controls.
• Ability to interpret mechanical drawings, wiring diagrams, equipment manuals, operating sequences, and maintenance instructions.
• Proficiency with HVAC diagnostic instruments, safe tool use, building automation systems, and electronic work-order documentation.
• Strong work planning, troubleshooting, communication, customer service, and technician-coaching skills.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, and participate in assigned emergency or after-hours coverage.

• Experience maintaining large commercial facilities with central heating and cooling systems.
• Advanced training in building automation, direct digital controls, chiller or boiler service, or manufacturer-specific equipment.
• Experience coordinating subcontractors, planning shutdowns, managing preventive maintenance schedules, and maintaining critical spare-parts inventories.
• Documented HVAC journeyman training or additional industry-recognized technical certifications.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should submit a résumé and copies of their Michigan Mechanical Contractor license and EPA Section 608 certification when applying.

U.S. Facilities, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

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